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Eating

Buy food from your local supermarket. It will be the cheapest.
Plus you may even get some private students as people may come up to you and ask you for lessons.

Eating is not expensive if you eat like a Japanese. If you try to eat steak every night you will go broke. However eating healthier meals with lots of vegetable and some meat will keep you within your budget and your heart will thank you too.

You can get many staples for a reasonable price here including white or brown rice. Plus bread is reasonably priced. It is difficult to get whole wheat bread however.

There is an amazing choice of fruits and vegatables and many of them are reasonably priced in season.

Chicken, pork and fish are also a reasonable option here. Steak is a luxury but not out of reach. Hamburger meat is also reasonable.

Your money doesn`t go as far here but if you eat more like a Japanese you will be fine. It is part of the Japan experience afterall!

If you want to eat out, lunches are the cheapest. Almost
all restaurants offer cheap lunch sets and you will be full!

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We belong to a co-op called Seikatsu club which delivers vegetables, fruit, meat, etc, etc plus other goods. It's a weekly delivery. Not cheap but quality is good.

Is based in Nagoya, but they will ship anywhere in Japan.
They offer free Shipping on orders in excess of 25,000 Yen.
As well as meat, they sell vegetables, condiments, frozen foods
including pizza, and more. I think I am salivating.

Many people have been raving about iHerbs low prices for their products, low prices for the shipping, and all the healthy food they offer. They are based in America, but ship
worldwide.

Radish Boya delivers Organic food to your Door in Japan

With Radish Boya you can`t pick and choose what you get.

"By the way, I use Radish Boy, an organic food delivery system for our day to day regular products. I've used Co-op before but I switched to Radish Boya (more expensive) for the quality. I could not believe what I was eating was less than acceptible for me, till I tasted the tomatoes from Radish Boya. Picked in the morning and sent to you the same day, when I opend the packages I almost felt like i was in the farm. ie strong beautiful scent of the vegetables."

If you don`t want to order food in bulk but still need your Cheerios in the morning you should check out the Flying Pig.
They, for a reasonable fee, will deliver Costco items right to your door! You don`t even need to be a Costco member.

If you live in or near a city of 200,000 or more there is usually a supermarket or two that specializes in foreign food.
You can go there to get your fix of food from home.

However, eating like a Japanese is the best bet for your health and your saifu (wallet).

I really miss Mom`s rhubarb pies. She made a straight rhubarb
pie which was kind of sour and tangy but good and we usually had it with vanilla ice cream, and she also made a stawberry rhubarb
pie that was sweet, sour and tangy and we often had that with cream
or with ice cream,mmmh--good!

Many of us living in Japan have space for a small garden or already
have a small garden, why not grow your own rhubarb like my family
did in Canada.

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Foods in Japan -- But how about a Spanish Recipe?

The prodigious paella - tasty, adaptable, gregarious dish famed throughout Spain and the World - is surely the dish that first comes to mind when thinking of traditional Spanish recipes.

And, what an impressive choice of recipes exist - seafood, chicken, rabbit ... or a mixture of all three.

Perhaps you're non-meat eating?... Well, just opt for one of the many vegetarian recipes.

Bit of a health fanatic? Then substitute white rice for whole-grain rice or wild rice.

Got a large family and not much money to feed them on? Use plenty of rice, imagination and love - along with a tasty stock, plus whatever you can find in the cupboard.

I've certainly enjoyed many paellas where there have been more bones/shells than meat/ seafood. And, very tasty they've been too - the richness of the company more than compensating for any paucity in ingredients.

So ... how do you go about making this wonderful dish?

First of all, you need to choose your rice. The short-grained rice from Valencia - where most Spanish rice originates - is fine for making paellas.

However, the "bomba" rice - grown in the neighboring region of Murcia - is the "king" ... short-grained, it has the ability to absorb the stock whilst remaining firm.

Another "must" is to use saffron ("azafrán") to create the gentle, yellow color for which this delectable dish is renowned.

Yes, it's possible to buy cheaper, artificial colorings but ... go for the traditional - it will bestow a wonderful aroma and unique flavor.

Many Spaniards swear perfection can only be achieved when using a tasty, home-made stock. Whatever you decide, allow at least double the amount of liquid to rice.

If, during cooking, the dish becomes a little dry, just add a dash more water or stock.

Another tip I've been told - on more than one occasion - is to gently fry the rice in oil for a few minutes before adding the stock.

I think all Spaniards would agree that - once cooked - it's best to leave paellas to stand for a good five minutes before serving.

Perhaps the most important ingredient is to use lashings and lashings of love whilst preparing it for, surely, that is something we can all afford. And enjoy to the full the marvellous company of those who will share it with you.

I shall now have to choose a recipe to offer you as an example!... I think I'll opt for a seafood paella, typical of the region of Valencia, where I live.

The ingredients are for a hearty four servings. If you are not a hefty eater, or on a diet, then reduce the amount of rice/stock slightly.

* Sauté garlic in a paella-type pan.
* Add tomatoes, peas, shrimps and saffron.
* Cook for a few minutes, add rice and stock.
* Simmer for approximately 20 minutes.
* Decorate with prawns and mussels.
* Cover with a lid.
* Poach the seafood for a few minutes.
* Decorate with lemon quarters.
* Enjoy!